Kyren Wilson

John Higgins

O’Sullivan and Higgins earn bonus day at World Championship

Shaun Murphy was a winner in Hull at the weekend (Picture: Zac Goodwin - Pool/Getty Images)

Shaun Murphy delivers emphatic response with win in Hull

Kyren Wilson of England is through to the last four in Hull (Picture: George Wood/Getty Images)

Kyren Wilson's Hull bid put in perspective, as Shaun Murphy makes last four

Sheffield-based Ding Junhui. Picture: PA.

Sheffield-based Ukraine teenager Iulian Boiko flying the flag for troubled homel...

Ronnie O'Sullivan sits back in his chair mid break as the crowd leave their seats during his match with Kyren Wilson. Picture: PA

UK Championship: Distracted Ronnie O’Sullivan suffers York defeat

Judd Trump, on his way to a 6-3 win over Chris Wakelin in round two of the UK Snooker Championship at York's Barbican. Picture: Nigel French/PA

UK Snooker: Trump made to work hard to secure third round spot in York

HARD SLOG: Mark Selby considers nis next shot at The Crucible, Sheffield. Picture: Zac Goodwin/PA

World Snooker Championship finale finely poised between Selby and Murphy

England's Shaun Murphy waits to walk out for his semi-final at the Crucible. Pictures: PA.

‘The Crucible has been a house of horrors for me every year since 2015’

Leicester's Mark Selby. Photo: Zac Goodwin/PA

World Championship - Mark Selby takes centre stage at Crucible

Champion - Ronnie O'Sullivan (Picture: PA)

Mark Joyce earns Crucible showpiece against Ronnie O’Sullivan

Ashley Hugill.

York's Ashley Hugill takes positives from UK Championship exit, but victory for ...

Oliver Lines. Picture: PA

Oliver Lines is missing dad’s advice after early exit at Northern Ireland Open

The Betfred World Championship has been staged at the Crucible since 1977

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Ronnie O'Sullivan celebrates his Crucible victory. Picture: BBC

Kyren Wilson destined to be future Crucible champion, believes Ronnie O’Sullivan

Ronnie O'Sullivan on his to victory over Kyren Wilson in Sheffield. Photo by Benjamin Mole/WST/Shutterstock

Champion moment as Ronnie O’Sullivan cruises to sixth World Championship victory

Back on top: Ronnie O’Sullivan holds aloft the Betfred World Championship trophy for the sixth time in his career in front of the few hundred or so fans permitted into the Crucible last night. (Picture: Benjamin Mole/WST/Shutterstock)

Ronnie O’Sullivan on winning World Snooker title No 6

World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan. Picture: BBC

Ronnie O’Sullivan wins sixth World Championship at Crucible

THE PRIZE: The Betfred Snooker World Championship trophy. Picture: Nigel Roddis/Getty Images.

Ronnie O'Sullivan in pole position to claim sixth Crucible title

Kyren Wilson will play Ronnie O'Sullivan in World Championship final.

Ronnie O’Sullivan and Kyren Wilson to meet in World Championship final after day...

Ronnie O'Sullivan leads Mark Selby 5-3 in their semi-final match after the first session.

Ronnie O’Sullivan keen to enjoy his run at the Crucible

Judd Trump.

Curse strikes again as Judd Trump joins Mark Williams in Crucible exit
Judd Trump has tipped Kyren Wilson to succeed him as world champion after becoming the latest victim of the Crucible Curse.

Ronnie O'Sullivan.

“We have been in each other’s heads for 34 years” - Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark W...

Judd Trump during his match against Shaun Murphy during day three of the 2020 Dafabet Masters at Alexandra Palace, London. PA Photo. Picture date: Tuesday January 14, 2020. See PA story SNOOKER London. Photo credit should read: John Walton/PA Wire

Trump tells O’Sullivan to follow Hamilton out World Snooker Championships door

Gary Wilson.

World Championship: Former cabbie Wilson books Trump semi-final at Crucible

Ali Carter celebrates beating Zhou Yuelong during day ten of the 2019 Betfred World Championship at the Crucible, Sheffield (Picture: Simon Cooper/PA Wire).

World Championship: Ali Carter’s title hopes rising in absence of nemesis Ronnie...

Mark Allen celebrates winning with the Masters trophy.

Snooker's '˜forgotten man' Allen crowned Masters champion

Shaun Murphy.

Judd Trump provides sting in the tail for Shaun Murphy

Mark Selby on his way to winning his quarter-final against Marco Fu.

Selby and Higgins cruise through to Crucible semi-finals

Leedss David Grace, seen in action against Kyren Wilson in his maiden Crucible appearance (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire).

Grace is eager to get second taste of Crucible

David Grace

World Snooker Championships: Leeds potter David Grace hoping to rekindle York ru...

Leeds snooker player David Grace

Leeds snooker player David Grace avoids Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby in Worl...

Mark Selby celebrates with the trophy after beating Ding Junhui in the final of the Betfred Snooker World Championships at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. (Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire)

True grit the key to Mark Selby's World Snooker Championship triumph
THE way Mark Selby played in the early rounds of the World Championship there seemed better odds on his boyhood club Leicester City winning the Premier League than the world No 1 lifting the Crucible title.

Ding Junhui surveys the layout of the balls ahead of a shot during his World Championship match against world No 5 Judd Trump (Picture: Richard Sellers/PA).

Ding and Wilson both chase history at the Crucible

Thailands Dechawat Poomjaeng beat Keighleys Chris Melling in York (Picture: Nick Potts/PA).

Melling exits York as his struggles continue with cue release